Inside HBO's Emmy Awards Party with Lena Dunham, Claire Danes, and More

Filled to the brim with a bevy of stars carrying Emmys, HBO held court last night as the post-show hot spot at the Pacific Design Center in L.A. Walking through the crowd, even Tom Hanks (a man who should be use to crowded rooms by now), whispered to his wife Rita Wilson, "There's a lot of people in here."

While the network may not have swept the awards like it use to (though, raking in 23 statutes isn't too shabby), its psychedelic party decor complete with a towering yellow lotus flower was competitively packed with celebs. Past and present friends of the network were in the mix, including Ginnifer Goodwin, Julianne Moore, Judd Apatow, Leslie Mann, Ricky Gervais, and Claire Danes.

A pregnant Danes looked ravishing in a bright Lavin gown with her Emmy award, hubby Hugh Dancy, and parents in tow.

Her mother, Carla, said of the Homeland star's almost twenty-year history with the award show, "She's a woman now. She was a child then. It's much more fun as a grown up."

As for HBO's newer Emmy contenders, Lena Dunham—having a Twiggy-eyeliner moment inspired by her fifth grade self—broke down her advice for her Girls alter ego, Hannah. "[I'd tell her] listen to your friends," she said. "Listen to your parents. Call people back. Answer your emails. Iron your clothes. I could go on." The multi-talented actress-writer also explained, if the tables were reversed, this is what Hannah would say to her creator, "She'd probably be like, 'Put down your work. Put down your phone. Go outside. Walk out into the street. Walk around. Have an experience. Answer different text messages from freaky people who want you to come to parties.'"

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The Newsroom's Olivia Munn–who has gone from The Daily Show's faux news to the Aaron Sorkin drama—revealed her favorite moment from the night. "Tom [Hanks] asked me to hold his Emmy [for Game Change], and then he turned to me and said, 'I'm predicting the future.'"

Moving on from HBO, fashion maven Chloë Sevigny dished about what's next post starring in Big Love and Miu Miu's Fall campaign. "I'm doing American Horror Story right now, and I just finished shooting Portlandia," she noted. "Portlandia is more comedic, but I feel like my character on Big Love was very comedic. As for AHS, it's kind of scary what happens to my character. Jessica Lange literally shaves my head onscreen. I'm a patient in a mental institution that she runs."

As the evening ran into the wee hours, many of the female guests got beauty touch-ups thanks to The Dry Bar and Stila Cosmetics' makeup lounge. And non-HBO affiliates—including Liv Tyler, Ellie Kemper, Ashley Judd, David Spade—filed through the door as Modern Family's Sofia Vergara commandeered all eyes and cell phone cams as she grooved to Enrique Iglesias' "I Like It."

Aaron Paul, AMC's golden boy for his Breaking Bad solo win, summed up his night. "I was shocked when they called my name," he confessed. "I was convinced that they'd call someone else. But I guess people like Jesse." Wearing Prada, he brought his trophy to the rival party not to gloat, but to unify. "I consider HBO yet another network that creates beautiful work, and I'm proud to be a friend."